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will we see any allen/obama ticket splitters? none. >> what happens if tommy thompson wins. >> everybody on the ground tells me thompson is not going to win. the reason being the female vote and obama has been in that state since the day that paul ryan was announced as the vp running mate. he's got a ton of offices there and, frankly, spening thding th money and all those visits to wisconsin will put him over the ton and i think tammy baldwin as well. >> steve, what do you got? >> on that subject of the ticket splitters in virginia between the presidential and senate race, we were out this morning visiting with both parties. i talked to a republican who said he gave me the prediction he thinks romney ends up winning the state by three to six points but he said when it comes to the senate race he thinks romney needs to win by four to get george allen over the top. so he said there is an advantage there, kaine is performing better than obama and picking up some crossover support. the race on my mind is in massachusetts, elizabeth w
will we see any allen/obama ticket splitters? none. >> what happens if tommy thompson wins. >> everybody on the ground tells me thompson is not going to win. the reason being the female vote and obama has been in that state since the day that paul ryan was announced as the vp running mate. he's got a ton of offices there and, frankly, spening thding th money and all those visits to wisconsin will put him over the ton and i think tammy baldwin as well. >> steve, what do you...
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. >> getting back to the standoff between republicans in congress and president obama, i wanted to ask about the meeting that took place today. you had labor leaders there. they have said in an interview if medicare and social security are part of any deal that president obama strikes with republicans, labor will be against it. and i look at that and i say, how can that not be part of any deal that obama strikes with republicans? how much trouble will he have on the left selling any deal he reaches? >> it's going to be hard to sell. any deal that deals with those entitlement issues. harry reid said clearly here, social security, we will not touch social security as part of this package. so it's probably going to end upcoming down to e medicare and medicaid. if the president starts to negotiate on those issues because he'll have to do some of that in order to get republicans support on taxes. even mitch mcconnell went to the floor and said, i will consider higher revenues, but the president has to agree to something on entitlements. so the question is, if he does do something, how many
. >> getting back to the standoff between republicans in congress and president obama, i wanted to ask about the meeting that took place today. you had labor leaders there. they have said in an interview if medicare and social security are part of any deal that president obama strikes with republicans, labor will be against it. and i look at that and i say, how can that not be part of any deal that obama strikes with republicans? how much trouble will he have on the left selling any deal...
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republicans have a truce, obama launched a war over abortion. voters overwhelmingly disagreed with those extreme positions, of the president and the democratic party. moving forward, the republican party and its candidates must expose and exploit those vulnerabilities. >> see, if you ask the anti-abortion activists, the only reason republicans lost this year, the only reason mitt romney is not president-elect right now, is because he was not anti-abortion enough. the group says, in its own internal polling of likely swing voters, that polling proves that the reason republicans did so poorly, is because republicans this year were not anti-abortion enough. which is funny, because actual exit polling from the actual election yesterday, shows that 59% of voters think that abortion should be legal in this country, which is the position of president obama and the majority of democratic candidates. and that is a 23-point advantage over the number of voters who think abortion should be illegal, which is the position of mitt romney and most republican ca
republicans have a truce, obama launched a war over abortion. voters overwhelmingly disagreed with those extreme positions, of the president and the democratic party. moving forward, the republican party and its candidates must expose and exploit those vulnerabilities. >> see, if you ask the anti-abortion activists, the only reason republicans lost this year, the only reason mitt romney is not president-elect right now, is because he was not anti-abortion enough. the group says, in its...
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how team obama actually dit. and a last word exclusive the woman responsible for fired up and ready to go. i don't want you to watch unless you have been elected to the senate. i want to have words with newly elected senators secrets that they need to know right now. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use, it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> what new senators have to know about their new jobs and up next karl rove's excuse for massive failures of his super pack spending democrats expressed the vote. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if you could combine the capability of a pathfinder with the comfort of a sedan and create a next-gen s.u.v. with best-in-class fuel economy of 26 miles per gallon, highway, and best-in-class passenger roominess? yeah, that would be
how team obama actually dit. and a last word exclusive the woman responsible for fired up and ready to go. i don't want you to watch unless you have been elected to the senate. i want to have words with newly elected senators secrets that they need to know right now. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from...
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how team obama actually dit. and a last word exclusive the woman responsible for fired up and ready to go. i don't want you to watch unless you have been elected to the senate. i want to have words with newly elected senators secrets that they need to know right now. my doctor told me calcium is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> what new senators have to know about their new jobs and up next karl rove's excuse for massive failures of his super pack spending democrats expressed the vote. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> cross roads which you helped found spent
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obama did. he did it in '08 and he absolutely did in this election. and guess what? 69%, 70% hispanics with him. we are barely getting on to the table. so we have to accept our voters as we find them. our activists have to be a part of that to help get that message out there. i think we'll see some differences. but saying to marco rubio or chris christie, i think is a mistake. >> you talk about reshaping. a lot of people think the attempt of reshaping mitt romney is what cost him this election. >> i said from day one, the governor of massachusetts should have been the guy running for president of united states. >> all right guys, stick with us. coming up on "way too early," elizabeth warren gets a win over scott brown in that closely watched massachusetts race. we'll look at how all the big races play out across the country, what it means for the coming fiscal fight on capitol hill. also ahead, bill karins going to join us from down democracy plaza with an update on this radar map a nor'easter headed straight for some of the same areas wiped out by last week's supers
obama did. he did it in '08 and he absolutely did in this election. and guess what? 69%, 70% hispanics with him. we are barely getting on to the table. so we have to accept our voters as we find them. our activists have to be a part of that to help get that message out there. i think we'll see some differences. but saying to marco rubio or chris christie, i think is a mistake. >> you talk about reshaping. a lot of people think the attempt of reshaping mitt romney is what cost him this...
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obama may take another look. you know, you change it here and there and say now that we've made these changes in bowles-simpson, now it's there. >> he was walking it back already. >> bowles and simpson are taking their act on the rooed to try to whip up popular support. >> the treasury secretary, one thing the president likes about tim geithner he had a good personal relationship, geithner could come over to the white house and chat about what was going on with the economy. the president has a good relationship with jack. he is there tight. he's been very pleased with how he's done as the chief of staff and i think it's right he's a front runner for the job. >> josh, in terms of the agenda that president can push forward independent of dodd/frank the question of tax reform and what happens to carried interest and capital gains, those deeply affect folks on wall street, do you think they're sort of prepared to take the pain as far as reform on those two issues? >> absolutely. i don't think there's pain in getting
obama may take another look. you know, you change it here and there and say now that we've made these changes in bowles-simpson, now it's there. >> he was walking it back already. >> bowles and simpson are taking their act on the rooed to try to whip up popular support. >> the treasury secretary, one thing the president likes about tim geithner he had a good personal relationship, geithner could come over to the white house and chat about what was going on with the economy....
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there's no doubt that the obama campaign has more confidence. they've expressed more confidence than any campaign i've covered with the exception of clinton campaign. on the romney side it's more mixed. but they believe they'll win. we could see a flow one way or the other. we could see one of the candidates tyke the preponderance of the battleground states. if they divide them, it's going to be a very close race. that's when the question of recounts and overtime and lawsuits could come into play. i think neither side is going to give this up lightly. it's not a case where we've seen in some elections where one side loses on election night and says you know what, for the good of the country, let's step aside. i don't think we'll see that if it's close. >> michael, if you're chairman of the rnc this morning, where are you looking for this election to be decided? is it as simple as ohio? >> i think it starts in new hampshire. i think in a lot of respect new hampshire is the linchpin which is why the governor is ending his campaign there. where he
there's no doubt that the obama campaign has more confidence. they've expressed more confidence than any campaign i've covered with the exception of clinton campaign. on the romney side it's more mixed. but they believe they'll win. we could see a flow one way or the other. we could see one of the candidates tyke the preponderance of the battleground states. if they divide them, it's going to be a very close race. that's when the question of recounts and overtime and lawsuits could come into...
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as president of the united states. >> obama! obama! obama! >> now, in colorado, in two days everybody in the country has got a choice to make. you've already made a choice, many of you, but there's still a lot of folks who have yet to cast their ballots. and they've got a choice between two candidates and two parties, but more importantly, between two visions of our country. it's a choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a vision of our economy from the middle class out, from the bottom up. and, you know, as americans, we honor free enterprise, the free market, the strivers, the streamers, the business folks, the risk takers. who've always been the driving force behind our economic growth. greatest engine of growth and process terty the world's ever known. what we also believe our markets, free enterprise system, it works best when everybody's participating. when everybody has the chance to succeed. when everybody has a decent education. and everybody's learning new skills and when we're investing in res
as president of the united states. >> obama! obama! obama! >> now, in colorado, in two days everybody in the country has got a choice to make. you've already made a choice, many of you, but there's still a lot of folks who have yet to cast their ballots. and they've got a choice between two candidates and two parties, but more importantly, between two visions of our country. it's a choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a vision of our economy...
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we call it president obama faux obama. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we officially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department says these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux obama visiting faux thailand. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach to courting good will from the locals. in addition to the cardboard president at the famous sites of thailand feature, they have lots of pictures of dogs, which they use to explain
we call it president obama faux obama. they have done ten of these photos in all. flat president obama posed at famous thai landmarks. even though we officially thought they toted cardboard obama around the country to do this, the state department says these are theme park replicas of major landmarks across thailand. so it's faux obama visiting faux thailand. the american embassy takes a heartwarmingly aggressive approach to courting good will from the locals. in addition to the cardboard...
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this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that
this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what...
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you'll recall for then-senator obama four years ago. romney won in north carolina and asked pundits to come together for the sake of the nation. >> america's at a critical point. we can't risk political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. and we citizens also have toe rise to the occasion. >> the question now, has obama gained any muscle headed into his second term? or will the sharply divided washington continue as status quo? >> what does this president do following lessons of the past to make sure that his second term is more effective than his first? >> the only thing worse than losing a re-election is winning it. >> now is not the time for just celebration or gloating. i think it's the time to really go where he went in the speech. take the high road. bring the country together. make some hard decisions. >> all right. so let's dig right in and bring in our election post game political panel. we have assembled quite the team. assisting managing editor of time, executive editor of msnbc.com,
you'll recall for then-senator obama four years ago. romney won in north carolina and asked pundits to come together for the sake of the nation. >> america's at a critical point. we can't risk political posturing. our leaders have to reach across the aisle to do the people's work. and we citizens also have toe rise to the occasion. >> the question now, has obama gained any muscle headed into his second term? or will the sharply divided washington continue as status quo? >>...
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see how the second obama term starts off. learn how the country's doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead -- seven days later, and paul ryan still can't handle the truth. one week after president obama crushed the gop, congressman paul ryan returned to his day job on capitol hill today, carrying his own bags, like much of the republican party, he still seems dazed about the national rejection he took. and in an interview he told a local tv station what it felt like to lose. >> what it had become clear to us as things went on, in avirginia and ohio weren't coming together, that it looked to me some time early in the evening that it just wasn't going to happen. >> and what did that feel like for you? what -- >> it was very disappointing. we had good days, bad days. it was a great experienc
see how the second obama term starts off. learn how the country's doing. watch, listen, enjoy life in this country. you have four years traveling the world. kick back and enjoy this country. i wish her well. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead -- seven days later, and paul ryan still can't handle the truth. one week after president...
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campaigning for obama. when it's chris christie suddenly the guy who's the keynote speaker at the republican convention speaking up and vouching for him, that's the kind of thing, people who are wavering back and forth, that registers with them to some extent. >> how are you hanging in personally dealing with the storm? >> i have it a lot better than most people. i used to live in hoboken and the scenes from there, i'm just thinking of the people, my neighbors from hoboken from a few years ago and imagining what they're going through. >> an update on the situation in hoboken, we have new york governor andrew cuomo coming up live in a moment. he never does interviews. i'm really happy he's going to be here. steve kornacki is the co-host of msnbc's "the cycle" at 3:00 p.m. here on msnbc and he writes for salon.com. all right. new york governor andrew cuomo is going to join us. big deal. stay tuned. >>> since the financial industry collapsed and the economic collapse at the end of the george w. bush administra
campaigning for obama. when it's chris christie suddenly the guy who's the keynote speaker at the republican convention speaking up and vouching for him, that's the kind of thing, people who are wavering back and forth, that registers with them to some extent. >> how are you hanging in personally dealing with the storm? >> i have it a lot better than most people. i used to live in hoboken and the scenes from there, i'm just thinking of the people, my neighbors from hoboken from a...
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endorse president obama? >> yes. when he took over, we were in one of the worst recessions we had seen in recent times. close to a depression. and i saw over the next several years stabilization come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry, and the actions he has taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. >> the reason colin powell's was the most eagerly anticipated endorsement of this election is because his endorsement of barack obama in 2008 was seen as being a consequential thing in terms of the obama lead over mccain in '08 and how the election was going to turn out. also more importantly, colin powell is probably the single republican in the country who has the most gravitas and credibility with crossover voters, independent voters and with generally speaking nonideological people who admire his leadership and his judgment. even after the iraq war, colin powell is the rare figure in american politics who i
endorse president obama? >> yes. when he took over, we were in one of the worst recessions we had seen in recent times. close to a depression. and i saw over the next several years stabilization come back in the financial community. housing is starting to pick up. the president saved the auto industry, and the actions he has taken with respect to protecting us from terrorism have been very, very solid. >> the reason colin powell's was the most eagerly anticipated endorsement of this...
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whoever packs president obama's bags is busy. prepping for the president's big trip that starts tomorrow. he's going to asia tomorrow. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided that they were ready to send a sitting president to that country, we apparently first decided that we were ready to send a rock band to that comprehend. specifically the band ozo motley. the state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l.a. latin fusion band to go tour burma. a sort of ambassadors for u.s. culture in that notoriously closed off authoritarian part of the wor
whoever packs president obama's bags is busy. prepping for the president's big trip that starts tomorrow. he's going to asia tomorrow. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side...
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the strength of the obama campaign. that's why messina went to chicago in 2011 to start building this thing and the ground game mattered. and the romney campaign outsourced it to the rnc and chicago without a doubt had a better operation. >> i got to sneak the break in and then you both get in first. i promise. plus you'll be here a bunch of times. don't worry. >> we're fine. >> we'll be right back with more of our supersized edition of "the daily rundown." we'll be right back. why is cdw like an i.t. caddy? because they provide solutions for all situations. how? they work with vmware to provide virtualization and cloud solutions tailored to a company's unique i.t. needs. so, you're my caddy. what solution would you provide for me now? well, you're 30 yards away from the green. you've got a bunker to the left of you and a bunker to the right of you. and remember, this is client golf. gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. yeah. then how'd i get th
the strength of the obama campaign. that's why messina went to chicago in 2011 to start building this thing and the ground game mattered. and the romney campaign outsourced it to the rnc and chicago without a doubt had a better operation. >> i got to sneak the break in and then you both get in first. i promise. plus you'll be here a bunch of times. don't worry. >> we're fine. >> we'll be right back with more of our supersized edition of "the daily rundown." we'll be...
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obama won wis we by 205,000 votes. 200,000 votes plus. she's saying there that that was staled, the democrats stalled. poor people came in the state, they stole over 200,000 votes. that's her claim because there weren't foeter voter i.d. requirements. paul ryan -- there's more of this dog whistle crap going on. paul ryan expressing his surprise that the pro-obama turnout in an interview monday, two days ago, well after the election, they're still talking like this. let's listen to ryan here. >> i'm surprised with the outcome. we knew this was going to be a close race. we thought we had a very good chance of winning it. i think the surprise was some of the turnout. some of the turnout, essentially in urban areas, which definitely gave president obama the big margin. to win this race. >> well, cynthia tucker, visiting professor of journalism at university of georgia and joan walsh, editor-at-large by salon. the l.a. times just posted a report on mitt romney's conference call today with top donors. it says romney, quote, attributed his rival
obama won wis we by 205,000 votes. 200,000 votes plus. she's saying there that that was staled, the democrats stalled. poor people came in the state, they stole over 200,000 votes. that's her claim because there weren't foeter voter i.d. requirements. paul ryan -- there's more of this dog whistle crap going on. paul ryan expressing his surprise that the pro-obama turnout in an interview monday, two days ago, well after the election, they're still talking like this. let's listen to ryan here....
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they reelected president obama. they have again reelected a republican majority in the house of representatives. if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. >> the other way to interpret the results is to see them as a resounding liberal governance. a larger and apparently more democratic majority in the senate. it's how harry reid framed the results. >> we had an overwhelming re-election of the president. we picked up seats in the senate and the house. it's not the status quo. >> one thing is clear. it will not look like any congress we have ever had. the most stunning exacten is the diminishing number of white men in house of representatives. in the current house, white men were 88% compared to 53% in the caucus. for the first time ever in history, white men will make up just a minority, 46% of the democratic caucus. women will make up 30% of the democratic caucus compared to 8.6% for republicans. lati
they reelected president obama. they have again reelected a republican majority in the house of representatives. if there's a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. >> the other way to interpret the results is to see them as a resounding liberal governance. a larger and apparently more democratic majority in the senate. it's how harry reid framed the results. >> we had an...
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obama care. governor romney had vowed to repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election cements its full implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- while in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries a guarantee of change. joining us is presidential historian michael beschloss. thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure, alex. >> really interesting dynamic here in terms of how president obama is treated in the long arc of had history and i guess can you give us an example, the historian you are, of previous presidents that have had rocky first terms but whose second terms cement the gains made in their first terms? >> they generally don't tend to because alex, if you look over the last century, usually these two-term presidents have the awful second terms, almost without exception. lot of reasons for that. but one of them has been, p
obama care. governor romney had vowed to repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election cements its full implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- while in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries a guarantee of change. joining us is presidential historian michael beschloss. thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure,...
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phillips'. >>> does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republicans. whether people intended or not, we've got divided government. >> you don't think there's a mandate here? >> i don't. because then they would have put nancy pelosi in charge of the house of representatives. see, i think these ideas that we talked about, i think they're popular ideas. this is a very close election. >> despite a scoreboard of 332 to 206, congressman paul ryan refuses to admit that president obama might have a mandate to push his agenda, a big part of which includes raising taxes on high earners. this week the president is holding court with ally and opponents to discuss the upcoming fiscal cliff. yesterday, at a meeting with progressive leaders the president said he would not give in to republican demands to extend all of the bush tax cuts. today he will meet with business leaders. the discussions underscore the president's opposing constituencies, but according to new york magazine's jonathan chaits
phillips'. >>> does barack obama now have a mandate? >> i don't think so because they also re-elected the house republicans. whether people intended or not, we've got divided government. >> you don't think there's a mandate here? >> i don't. because then they would have put nancy pelosi in charge of the house of representatives. see, i think these ideas that we talked about, i think they're popular ideas. this is a very close election. >> despite a scoreboard of...
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what does a second term for obama mean for the economy? i'll talk to advisers and find out if they think we can avoid the fiscal cliff. and how to position your investments, stay safe and find the right sectors in the market. >>> and outspoken banker jamie dimon of jpmorgan chase. too big to fail. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number-one financial news program. "the wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo. >> here's what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. if investors thought we would be getting a certainty bounce after the election, they thought wrong. in fact, president obama's second-term victory was greeted with stocks second worst day of the year. triple digits again thursday, and figures were mixed thursday. the possibility of a u.s. downgrade if america goes over the so-called fiscal cliff. but said it would wait until after budget negotiations. a downgrade, of course, would make it more expensive for the united states to borrow money. >>> superstorm sandy cou
what does a second term for obama mean for the economy? i'll talk to advisers and find out if they think we can avoid the fiscal cliff. and how to position your investments, stay safe and find the right sectors in the market. >>> and outspoken banker jamie dimon of jpmorgan chase. too big to fail. "the wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number-one financial news program. "the wall street journal report." now, maria bartiromo....
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president obama, they might say, you know what. don't mess with texas. nothing and obviously will come of this. the bigger point is that a lot of people are not just upset with the reelection of president obama. it's not about obama, per say, it's about the changing nature of the country and whether or not we're losing the very foundation of principles that made us great, including free-market capitalism, economic freedom, individual liberty. what this movement shows you is that a lot of people want to reclaim that and are not sure how to do about it. melissa: what do you think? >> i had a conversation with a good friend of mine who will move his family from connecticut to one of the state's. and as the dalai? and he certainly the tax burden, not worth it, but as we were talking, in the green room, you were saying, look, the state's right now, that might be trying to jokingly secede. as all these people start flocking south there will have to have a gun taxes, so the benefit might be connected. melissa: thereou go. that was depressing. let's move on to s
president obama, they might say, you know what. don't mess with texas. nothing and obviously will come of this. the bigger point is that a lot of people are not just upset with the reelection of president obama. it's not about obama, per say, it's about the changing nature of the country and whether or not we're losing the very foundation of principles that made us great, including free-market capitalism, economic freedom, individual liberty. what this movement shows you is that a lot of people...
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the workers pulling obama in the state that was the lin ohiotes that together made up obama midwest firewall, the second bng ryan's home state of i recall forthen-senator obama four years ago. in north carolina and asked pundits to come together sake of the >> america's at al point. we can't risk political do theu people's work. and we citizens also have toe rise to the occasion. the question now, has o headed into his second 4jterm? or will the sharply washington continue ass quo? >> what does this president do following lessons of the past to make sure tha second term is effective than his first? >> the onlyng worse than losing a it. >> is not the time for just celebration orthink it's the really go where he went in the speech. take the high road. bring theome hard decision so let's dig right in and bring in our election post game political panel. a÷we have assembled quite the team. assisting managing editor of time0 professor university of virginia center forí= politics and columnist for the san fran and republican strategist. it's great to have you all a long night for so many of us.
the workers pulling obama in the state that was the lin ohiotes that together made up obama midwest firewall, the second bng ryan's home state of i recall forthen-senator obama four years ago. in north carolina and asked pundits to come together sake of the >> america's at al point. we can't risk political do theu people's work. and we citizens also have toe rise to the occasion. the question now, has o headed into his second 4jterm? or will the sharply washington continue ass quo?...
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by sir paley mattered, why barack obama matters. but we are in the process of doing is expanding our idea of a leadership could look like if this is crucial to the question of how we view and why there are more women of color, were men of color. we have to imagine what a candidate could look like. so if there is a young white man in college and graduate school and is particularly smart and inspiring and excited and committed to doing good public work, batman will be sold you should run for office. if there is an equivalently inspiring, exciting, smart women of any color, it is much more common to say wow, you'd be great in politics. you should manage the campaign. that is one of the reasons it matters as soon as we begin to see that young women when that young men of color leadership, that is part of why it matters barack obama is our president. a generation of children for thinking of president looking that way. people who grow up in states with women governors, you know, tulsi gabbard who's going to be sworn in in hawaii. she was
by sir paley mattered, why barack obama matters. but we are in the process of doing is expanding our idea of a leadership could look like if this is crucial to the question of how we view and why there are more women of color, were men of color. we have to imagine what a candidate could look like. so if there is a young white man in college and graduate school and is particularly smart and inspiring and excited and committed to doing good public work, batman will be sold you should run for...
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was up over 50% during president obama's first term. i want to get that out there to be fair. melissa: no, absolutely. the difference is everybody went to the polls and vote the for their folks. thought it would be all their folks. when you dust settled you looked at the cast of jokers we elected and the same crew that got us into this mess and brought us this close to the fiscal cliff in the first place. everybody looked around and said, uh-oh. >> that's right. you know what, melissa? you mentioned it is not just the numbers. it is democrats that were elected. they're pretty radically liberal. elizabeth warren gave that speech at the democratic convention and malefactors of wealth and founded her fist against wall street and tammy baldwin in wisconsin, who is from madison. what else do iave to say? melissa: elizabeth warren in the picture, she looked so happy. she is so excited. there she is. oh, she is coming right after wall street. i mean, buckle up, hide under your desk. here she comes. i don't know. if you just look at the list of
was up over 50% during president obama's first term. i want to get that out there to be fair. melissa: no, absolutely. the difference is everybody went to the polls and vote the for their folks. thought it would be all their folks. when you dust settled you looked at the cast of jokers we elected and the same crew that got us into this mess and brought us this close to the fiscal cliff in the first place. everybody looked around and said, uh-oh. >> that's right. you know what, melissa?...
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he brought barack obama into the picture. at the national level,that set a tone for the president and the vice president of the united states to come out that way. and you have the opposition going the other way. >> it is generational. five years ago, i said i do not think you would have thought in 10 years it would be no longer an issue because it was generational. i think that was pessimistic. i think it really is no longer an issue. i think in 10 years, we will not even be speaking of it. speaking of all the other initiatives, i must say,it was a rough night for conservatives. we did lose the presidency. but we can still get high in denver. [laughter] >> and washington state. >> let's give a shout out to the state of maryland. voters in maryland passed the dream dream act. if you're qualified, you will have an in-state rate. good for maryland. >> last word. thank you. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto -- is"inside washington" brought to by the american association of federal employees. -- g
he brought barack obama into the picture. at the national level,that set a tone for the president and the vice president of the united states to come out that way. and you have the opposition going the other way. >> it is generational. five years ago, i said i do not think you would have thought in 10 years it would be no longer an issue because it was generational. i think that was pessimistic. i think it really is no longer an issue. i think in 10 years, we will not even be speaking of...
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>> obama all the way. >> did anyone in this room not vote for president obama? a smattering of applause. where is he? there we go. five people in the back. excellent. all right, guys. when we come back here to this special edition of "morning joe," we're going to bring in the great chris matthews. on short rest, no less. so look out. we'll be right back to studio 8h at 30 rock. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why, at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ try
>> obama all the way. >> did anyone in this room not vote for president obama? a smattering of applause. where is he? there we go. five people in the back. excellent. all right, guys. when we come back here to this special edition of "morning joe," we're going to bring in the great chris matthews. on short rest, no less. so look out. we'll be right back to studio 8h at 30 rock. humans -- even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other...
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wait out the patient it's a position and at a construction stop people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan. our guys today i want to congratulate and highlight senator elizabeth warren for winning the second senate seat in massachusetts in the most recent election some of you might be wondering why i should highlight a senator a lot. act before they got a chance to actually do anything heroic well because i'm celebrating this is a win for the people of massachusetts who voted for a candidate whose platform goes against the grain of the current establishment who caters to wall street and special interest groups. it took on the powerful wall street banks and special interests and you let them know you want to senator will be out there fighting for the middle class all of the time. and despite the odds you elected the first woman senator to our i was elizabeth warren is a politician who has come to embody the goals of the so-called ninety nine percent because for years she's be
wait out the patient it's a position and at a construction stop people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan. our guys today i want to congratulate and highlight senator elizabeth warren for winning the second senate seat in massachusetts in the most recent election some of you might be wondering why i should highlight a senator a lot. act before they got a chance to actually do...
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john dick erson has more on how the obama campaign won the election. >> president obama won re-election as 44th president of the united states by defeating governor mitt romney across a whole host of battleground states. this election had been tight in the polls right up until the election day, but in the end, president obama won more than the 270 electoral votes necessary for re-election. he did it through a combination of things by defining governor romney as a symbol of all that has gone wrong with the economy in the key state of ohio after so much discussion about ohio, it was the one that put president obama over the top. but he also had a positive message to sell in that state. the auto bailout that he put in place in 2009 is a hit with voters and his ability to sell that economic plan through difficult economic times was a success for him in that state. in other states, the president put together a coalition similar to but smaller than the one that had brought him to victory in 2008. his share of white voters actually shrunk from the previous election, but he did very well among
john dick erson has more on how the obama campaign won the election. >> president obama won re-election as 44th president of the united states by defeating governor mitt romney across a whole host of battleground states. this election had been tight in the polls right up until the election day, but in the end, president obama won more than the 270 electoral votes necessary for re-election. he did it through a combination of things by defining governor romney as a symbol of all that has...
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obama won the woman vote. blacks and asians but waits the hispanic vote that really nailed romney. 71% of la teen yoz voted for the president. that is the difference in florida, virginia, colorado, nevada. other states as well. romney took white males and independents by a significant margin but when you bunch it up, it was an entitlement vote this year, american families earning less than $30,000 a year broke big for the president. 62% to 35. it was clear left wing ideology did not win the day for barack obama. big spending on federal programs did. that is the key. because many in the media would have us believe liberal ideology was confirm bid this election. it was not. however, however, secularism is certainly eroding traditional power, those americans attend religious services voted for romney 59%39%. problem is church going is on the decline. here is an example. despite controversial insis stens some catholic entities provide birth control and after pillses, but only 30% of american catholics now attend w
obama won the woman vote. blacks and asians but waits the hispanic vote that really nailed romney. 71% of la teen yoz voted for the president. that is the difference in florida, virginia, colorado, nevada. other states as well. romney took white males and independents by a significant margin but when you bunch it up, it was an entitlement vote this year, american families earning less than $30,000 a year broke big for the president. 62% to 35. it was clear left wing ideology did not win the day...
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you've got to bet on obama. but, let's get the votes in and get the votes in, counted, then see where we are. >> yeah. >> mike allen with us down at politico. mike, what are you going to be looking at over the next several hours. our polls are open already. three minutes more at the top of the hour at 7:00. where will your focus be down at politico? >> first, real quick, i'm going to share my favorite ratherism. this was when i was in california watching on the trinatron, dan rather said that the race that night, he said this is like a too long car ride home from the beach in a too tight bathing suit. >> i remember. >> i love it. >> that would be a long car ride. that's pretty good. >> mike, what are you looking at today? >> a little sandy. we're going to have a big indication early with that 7:00 poll close in virginia. romney's tried to be so dependent on battleground virginia. we're going to know pretty soon what kind of a night, how long a night it's going to be for mitt romney just as we're watching hamilto
you've got to bet on obama. but, let's get the votes in and get the votes in, counted, then see where we are. >> yeah. >> mike allen with us down at politico. mike, what are you going to be looking at over the next several hours. our polls are open already. three minutes more at the top of the hour at 7:00. where will your focus be down at politico? >> first, real quick, i'm going to share my favorite ratherism. this was when i was in california watching on the trinatron, dan...
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this was not good, but we registered 10,000 obama voters this big. that is an the question is, can you move the operation to another candidate? to another election, an off-year election? can you move that to the dnc? if not, they can be right back where they were in 2010. >> let's stick with this for now. >> one thing on this election night, you had a lower turnout of blacks, latinos, women, people with disabilities. i left your last week and i thought he would have 236 electoral votes. i was low on that. there was a keen sense of peril going into this election. and what the consequences would be if the republicans won the white house. not anti-romney, necessarily, but given what they were standing for, this was not a matter of changeup office. you that people who had the perception they would be a real threat to people. that is the reason why i saw the turnout of people, young and black widows i had never seen -- >> in dc. >> in d.c. >> in florida, where we think there was a voter suppression effort, the african-american vote went from 11% to 15%. >
this was not good, but we registered 10,000 obama voters this big. that is an the question is, can you move the operation to another candidate? to another election, an off-year election? can you move that to the dnc? if not, they can be right back where they were in 2010. >> let's stick with this for now. >> one thing on this election night, you had a lower turnout of blacks, latinos, women, people with disabilities. i left your last week and i thought he would have 236 electoral...
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the obama health care act extends to 9 million hispanics that would not have had that. and marco rubio cannot change that. you can have the governor of new mexico's stand next to you, but he cannot extend health insurance coverage to people. >> in the house democratic caucus, there are 61 women, 10 asian americans, of 43 african- americans, 94 white males. 94 white male minority in the democratic caucus. which is more reflective of the country? >> alright, we have a look at ballot initiatives. >> this is a great day for quality in america. >> voters in maine, maryland, washington gave the green light to gay marriage. minnesota rejected a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between a man and woman. the legalization of pot. the world is changing, nina. >> it is. after losing proposition aids in california, democrats were devastated -- proposition 8 in california, democrats were devastated. people talk about marriage, love, commitment. they changed the message. they wanted what everyone else wanted and people understood that and they are beginning to succeed eve
the obama health care act extends to 9 million hispanics that would not have had that. and marco rubio cannot change that. you can have the governor of new mexico's stand next to you, but he cannot extend health insurance coverage to people. >> in the house democratic caucus, there are 61 women, 10 asian americans, of 43 african- americans, 94 white males. 94 white male minority in the democratic caucus. which is more reflective of the country? >> alright, we have a look at ballot...